Wikimedia Community User Group Malaysia/Reports/Meetup/Johor/18

Wikimedia Johor Meetup 18 (the 68th Wikimedia meetup in Malaysia) was the 18th meetup in Johor, Malaysia. The meetup was held on:

Date: Sunday, 10 September 2023
Time: 7:30–9:30 p.m.
Venue: Grand Seafood Restaurant, Kempas, Johor Bahru, Johor, Malaysia
Medium of communication: Indonesian

Things to bring

Laptop or tablet
Notebook/pen/pencil
Multiple cable extensions (to accommodate other laptop/tablet users of electricity)

Participants

Dody Ismoyo

Topics of discussion

Scholarship application and processing learning for Wikimedia-related conferences

Minutes of meeting

History of Wikimedia Community User Group Malaysia di Malaysia and our outreach works
Detailed discussion on scholarship process timeline, grand submission deadline, selection criteria (including fairness), event reporting and scope of Wikimania 2023 and some other Wikimedia-related conferences
Efforts done by Wikimedia Indonesia in expanding their gigantic size, volunteers and outreach of chapter in Indonesia
Efforts made by Wikimedia Community User Group Malaysia to be really inclusive by striving for multilingualism and also having outreach in all states and federal territories in Malaysia, from Kedah to Sabah, beyond the usual gender equality inclusivity, to show that this is a truly Malaysian society, not only Kuala Lumpur society
The urgent need to rebrand Wikimedia to be more inclusive to the new generation (e.g. TikTok and Instagram generation) to attract them into the Wikimedia movement
The discussion about the past and upcoming WikiNusantara conferences in Indonesia
The importance of Wikimedia affiliates (chapter and user group) to be a regional player beyond their country-related matters (e.g. helping new community to officially establish their affiliation)
The dilemma faced by affiliates when approached by people or institutions with the intention of conflict-of-interest contribution in Wikimedia projects

Transportation

Public transport

Kempas Baru

Self driving

- Key-in Restoran Grand Seafood in Waze or Restoran Grand Seafood Kempas in Google Map
- Address: 275A, Persiaran Kempas Baru, Kempas Banjaran, 81200 Johor Bahru, Johor
- Coordinate: 1°31'21.9"N 103°42'09.9"E

Disability access

The venue was located on the ground floor with wheelchair ramp access, equipped with toilet on the same floor.